Sunday night won't be considered a shining moment in the
career of New Orleans Zephyrs pitcher Jay Jackson who allowed six runs in the
first inning during the team's 7-1 loss to the Nashville Sounds.

A bases loaded double off the bat of Sounds left fielder Khris
Davis sent three runners across the plate early in the inning and then a
three-run Cole Garner home run all but sealed the victory for Nashville (36-66) before
the Zephyrs (50-52) ever had a chance to step to the plate.

"It's very tough (to finish the first) giving up six runs,"
Zephyrs coach Ron Hassey said. "You just have to keep battling and chip away at
it. We faced a pretty good pitcher tonight in Nelson too. We just couldn't get
anything going."

Jackson settled down after the rough first inning and
proceeded to throw four more innings before being being relieved. The
only other run of the game for Nashville came in the third inning off a Davis
home run.

Jackson finished the game with five hits allowed, seven earned runs and four striekouts in his first loss of the 2013 season.

The Zephyrs produced a solitary run of their own to avoid
the shutout Sunday night when Zephyr first baseman Joe Mahoney crossed the pate
thanks to a Matt Downs ground out to second in the second inning.

"Offensively, we just didn't swing the bats very good again.
It's been an up and down road. Some days we look awesome and some days we aren't
able to put anything together."

The Zephyrs will now travel to Iowa to start an eight-game
road trip against the Cubs and then the Albuquerque Isotopes.